History

Since 1943, the lives of Brazilian working people and their employers have been governed by the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT).

The Army of the Potomac was a hotbed of political activity during the Civil War.

In histories of enslavement and in Black womens history, coercion looms large in any discussion of sex and sexuality.

In the decades before the Civil War, Charleston, South Carolina, enjoyed recognition as the center of scientific activity in the South.

Celia Snchez Manduley (19201980) is famous for her role in the Cuban revolution.

With an epic career that spanned two-thirds of the twentieth century, C.

Henry King Burgwyn, Jr.

This study of banana contract farming in the Eastern Caribbean explores the forces that shape contract-farming enterprises everywhere capital, the state, and the environment.

While a luscious layer cake may exemplify the towering glory of southern baking, like everything about the American South, baking is far more complicated than it seems.

Among my books: Second series presents a reflective collection of literary essays that examine influential writers and their lasting cultural significance.

Social and economic changes included an increase in production of food and raw materials, in turn sustaining the remarkable growth of towns and cities over this period.

In histories of enslavement and in Black womens history, coercion looms large in any discussion of sex and sexuality.

'Profound and timely' Tony Juniper'A tour de force' Lorna GibbA panoramic history of life, revealing the forces that have shaped our world and could shape it againLife evolved in two phases.

The love of books: The philobiblon of Richard De Bury is a reflective treatise celebrating the enduring power and sanctity of books.

The mastery of the air is a compelling chronicle of humanity's journey from dreams of flight to the realization of powered aviation.

In Europe, the Schengen crisis, spurred off by the unexpected migration flow in 2015, led to a re-questioning of the functions of "e;borders"e; in European integration.

In the summer of 1411, the ageing Donald of Isla, Lord of the Isles, invaded mainland Scotland with a huge, battle-hardened army, only to be fought to a bloody standstill on the plateau of Harlaw, fifteen miles from Aberdeen, a town he had threatened to sack.

The exploits of the Desert Rats Based on official records and personal accounts Traces the division's progress in North Africa, Italy, Normandy and Germany This classic and inspiring account of the progress of the 7th Armoured Division from the sands of North Africa to the cold of wintery Holland and the mud of a German springtime.

Roman Ambitions explores papal politics and humanist culture through the biographical framework of Thomas James (d.

From the mid-nineteenth until the mid-twentieth century, environmentally unregulated industrial capitalism produced outsized environmental risks for poor and working-class Detroiters, made all the worse for African Americans by housing and job discrimination.

Whether you're a born-and-raised Illinoisan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, IllinoisCuriosities will have you laughing out loud as Richard Moreno takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Prairie State.

The natural history of Wiltshire presents an exploration of a region defined by its landscape, customs, and the evolving relationship between people and their environment.

Although Austrians comprised only 8 percent of the population of Hitlers Reich, they made up 14 percent of SS members and 40 percent of those involved in the Nazis' killing operations.

Shermans March, cutting a path through Georgia and the Carolinas, is among the most symbolically potent events of the Civil War.

As the most populous country in Eastern Europe as well as the birthplace of the largest anticommunist dissident movement, Poland is crucial in understanding the end of the Cold War.

Home university library of modern knowledge English literature modern surveys transformative currents shaping literary expression from Renaissance rebirth through Restoration wit Victorian depth and modern experimentation emphasizing thematic evolution over biographical minutiae.

The writings of Thomas Paine Volume 4 (1794-1796): The age of reason presents an intensified reflection on collective endurance, using selected ideas to explore how determination shapes a society confronted with overwhelming strain.

How do people in the African diaspora practice Islam?

With an epic career that spanned two-thirds of the twentieth century, C.

For the better part of two centuries, between 1720 and 1877, the Blackfoot (Niitsitapi) people controlled a vast region of what is now the U.

The rise of the Dutch Republic Volume 4 offers a far-reaching examination of how the Netherlands moved from a scattered collection of regions under severe external dominance to a unified and prosperous republic.

Paul Hopkins, an authority on early Jacobitism, sets the Massacre of Glencoe in its true context.

The earliest collections of Egyptian artifacts were those pieces taken by the Roman empire.

This is the second volume of a three-volume study of Scottish social change and development from the eighteenth century to the present day, originally published by John Donald in association with the Economic and Social History Society of Scotland.

Henry King Burgwyn, Jr.

Academic writing in Britain and Ireland has tended to treat the histories of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales as discrete subjects of study.

This study of banana contract farming in the Eastern Caribbean explores the forces that shape contract-farming enterprises everywhere capital, the state, and the environment.

While not commonly centered in the Cold War story, Latin America was intensely affected by that historic conflict.

Assessing the grand American evangelical missionary venture to convert the world, this international group of leading scholars reveals how theological imperatives have intersected with worldly imaginaries from the nineteenth century to the present.

The Chignecto Isthmus and its first settlers presents a detailed record of early colonial settlement and family heritage in a historically significant region.

An immersive history of our coasts and the people who have shaped themThe coast means something different to everyone.

After Japans attack on Pearl Harbor, leaders in China and the United States had high hopes of a lasting partnership between the two countries.

This book deepens our understanding of the social, legal, and anthropological issues that arise from the global proliferation of advanced biomedical technologies and how they enable people to use their bodies to express individual and collective identities.

Beginning in the late eighteenth century, British rule transformed the relationship between law, society, and the state in South Asia.

Whether you're a born-and-raised Illinoisan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, IllinoisCuriosities will have you laughing out loud as Richard Moreno takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Prairie State.

The vigilance committee of 1856 provides a detailed examination of a citizen-led organization formed to enforce law and order amid widespread crime and corruption.

Although Austrians comprised only 8 percent of the population of Hitlers Reich, they made up 14 percent of SS members and 40 percent of those involved in the Nazis' killing operations.

Shermans March, cutting a path through Georgia and the Carolinas, is among the most symbolically potent events of the Civil War.

The rise of the Dutch Republic Volume 27 reflects a period when political conflict and military uncertainty threaten to reshape the Netherlands beneath the increasing demands of the monarchy's authority.